Repsol Exploración México SA de CV, a subsidiary of Repsol SA, has let a contract to DORIS Inc. for concept engineering of the subsea production system (SPS) and subsea umbilical, riser, and flowline (SURF) for Block 29 in Salina basin, offshore Gulf of Mexico, the service provider said.
The block lies about 88 km from the state of Tabasco and covers an area of 3,254 sq km. The study will involve Polok and Chinwol fields, which are 16 km apart at water depths of 460-600 m. The fields are the first deep-water oil discoveries made by an international oil company in Mexico.
Repsol is operator of the block with partners PC Carigali Mexico Operations, SA de CV (PCCMO), Wintershall Dea, and PTTEP.